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Geospatial Corporation has completed the accurate 3D mapping of several newly installed pipelines in the Permian Basin of west Texas for a major global energy company. To better serve the demand for accurate and economical pipeline location and mapping, the company is opening a permanent operations centre in Midland, Texas to serve the central states […]

Topcon Positioning Group and JCB announced a collaboration to provide the Topcon X-53x as a plug-and-play option for the new JCB 220X crawler excavators, the first models in the next generation of JCB tracked machines for the global construction market. The new excavators come with a Topcon pre-wire option from the factory. The companies are […]

Royal HaskoningDHV, a Level 1 B-BBEE engineering consultancy won four awards for the Grayston Pedestrian Bridge at the SAICE JHB Regional Awards held in Midrand on Thursday 5 July 2018. The bridge was awarded the Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement – Community Based Category. It was also awarded the Most Outstanding Project in each SAICE […]

The Virtual Surveyor drone surveying software now offers a faster, more efficient workflow and better overall user experience in a more stable platform. These new capabilities, along with an improved licensing system and an extended free application, are available now in Virtual Surveyor 6. The software combines expertise and interpretation skill of a land surveyor […]

With the highest concentration of smartphone users residing in urban areas where multi-storey buildings are the norm, accurate 3D prediction is a growing requirement. However, floor-level detection is one of the most challenging goals in indoor positioning. WiFi fingerprinting can be effective in distinguishing floor but requires extensive manual surveying. Similarly, BLE hardware installations can […]

Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives and Digital Factories divisions are teaming up with Bentley Institute to establish a Process Industries Academy that will support the companies’ joint vision for cloud services and digital workflows in engineering and operations. The academy will help organisations to better understand and develop an effective digital strategy across all aspects […]

Bentley Systems announced the availability of OpenPlant Connect Edition, its latest plant design offerings which allows users in the process and manufacturing industries to improve design and operations with a collaborative 2D and 3D plant design environment based on open data standards. The solution provides owner-operators and engineering, procurement, and construction companies the ability to […]

In response to the growing need for GPS weld location traceability for high-end pipe installations, thermoplastic piping specialist, Plasti-Tech has launched Hürner’s new Whiteline series of welding units that can record GPS location of a weld within a buried pipeline for future reference in case of a weld failure. The range features a specifically GPS […]

Topcon released Magnet 5, which includes upgrades to the suite’s Field, Office and Enterprise applications. New flexible display options help Magnet Field operators save time switching between screens. They can also select and stake surfaces, and drive survey sessions directly from the map. The screen now includes a configurable favourites toolbar and additional customisable data […]

Micromine Africa has launched the latest version of its 3D modelling and mine planning software, Micromine 2018. The latest version has been developed to adapt to mining operations as they grow during the course of their lifespan. The intuitive software is Microsoft Gold Certified. Its user-friendliness and functionality provide exploration geologists, in particular, an in-depth […]